As many legal provisions are
yet to be formulated and implemented and the public administration is facing a
shortage of human resources, coordination is lacking among the three levels of
government, which might create problems in the local governments in the budget
formulation process.
Furthermore, the local bodies’
capacity needed to be enhanced, but there has been no effort in that direction,
said Regmi at an interaction organised by the Public Expenditure and Financial
Accountability (PEFA) and Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal. Regmi is
also the coordinator of PEFA in Nepal
“All 761 governments – federal,
provincial and local – will have the same authority in their respective
jurisdiction as per the constitutional provisions. It is crucial to forge
coordination and collaborations among these governments for common governance
and good governance,” he said.
Governments at all levels are
in the process of formulating the budget for the coming fiscal year 2018/19.
PEFA member secretary Murari
Niraula said the availability of resources, financial expenditure, gap between
income and expenditure and reports are the fundamental requirements of
decentralisation.
According to him, although the
local governments are autonomous in their fiscal management, the federal
government will facilitate them through the Treasury Controller Offices (TCOs)
in implementing the accounting system and budget until their capacity for it is
strengthened.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on February 22, 2018.
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